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Heathrow to close amid new ash shutdowns (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Passengers leave by bus as airline staff watch them at Manchester Airport after the airport was closed following a further disruption due to volcanic ash. London's Heathrow, the busiest air hub in Europe, was among airports closing in southern England early Monday as a new ash cloud from the Iceland volcano drifted south, air authorities said.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - London's Heathrow, the busiest air hub in Europe, was among airports closing in southern England early Monday as a new ash cloud from the Iceland volcano drifted south, air authorities said.

Volcanic ash to close London's Heathrow airport (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:23 PM PDT

Map shows the ash cloud over Europe from the volcano in IcelandAP - Europe's busiest airport was set to close early Monday morning as a dense crowd of volcanic ash drifts across England from Iceland, aviation authorities said.

4G wireless technology slowly starts out in Scandinavia (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:22 PM PDT

People attending a 4G telecommunication connection conference at the Telia headquarters on May 4. Launched in the capitals of tech-savvy Sweden and Norway in December, fourth generation wireless technology is getting off to a slow start in Scandinavia, analysts say.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Launched in the capitals of tech-savvy Sweden and Norway in December, fourth generation wireless technology is getting off to a slow start in Scandinavia, analysts say.

New ash cloud disrupts UK, Ireland air travel (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:20 PM PDT

A vehicle travels past vegetation along a road covered with volcanic ash in Eyjafjoll May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Ingolfur JuliussonReuters - A new cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland triggered fresh disruptions in European air travel on Sunday, as Britain and Ireland shut down major airports and a no-fly zone was imposed across southern parts of UK airspace.

AP Exclusive: Vatican details US sex abuse defense (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 16, 2010. An estimated 150,000 people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal, the Vatican said. Benedict said he was comforted by such a 'beautiful and spontaneous show of faith and solidarity' and again denounced what he called the 'sin' that has infected the church and needs to be purified. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican on Monday will make its most detailed defense yet against claims that it is liable for U.S. bishops who allowed priests to molest children, saying bishops are not its employees and that a 1962 Vatican document did not require them to keep quiet, The Associated Press has learned.

London's Heathrow closed in new ash shutdowns: officials (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Flight information boards at Manchester Airport. London's Heathrow airport will be among more airports closed for six hours from 0000 GMT Monday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifts further south, said the National Air Traffic Services.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - London's Heathrow airport will be among more airports closed for six hours from 0000 GMT Monday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifts further south, said the National Air Traffic Services.

Bored Hamilton settles for points (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:06 PM PDT

McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Monaco street circuit during the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. A bored Hamilton admitted on Sunday that he was concentrating on bringing his car home in the points rather than racing for a better finish in the Monaco Grand Prix.(AFP/Fred Dufour)AFP - A bored Lewis Hamilton admitted on Sunday that he was concentrating on bringing his car home in the points rather than racing for a better finish in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Collingwood says Twenty20 triumph up with Ashes (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:50 PM PDT

England cricketer Paul Collingwood reacts after winning the Men's ICC World Twenty20 final match between Australia and England at the Kensington Oval Cricket Ground in Bridgetown. Collingwood said beating arch-rivals Australia in the World Twenty20 final was AFP - England captain Paul Collingwood said beating arch-rivals Australia in the World Twenty20 final was "right up there" with winning the Ashes.

England 2018 World Cup blow as Triesman quits over 'bribe' claims (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Lord David Triesman, pictured in 2007, resigned Sunday as chairman of the Football Association following allegations that he claimed Spain and Russia were planning to bribe referees at the World Cup finals.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - England's campaign to host the 2018 World Cup suffered a major blow on Sunday when Lord David Triesman quit as head of the bid team following claims he had accused Spain and Russia of bribery.

French academic leaves Iran after 10 months (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:43 PM PDT

French academic Clotilde Reiss arrives at the Elysee Palace for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Sunday May 16, 2010, after her return from Tehran. Reiss, who had been arrested and held in Iran since last July, left Tehran early Sunday for Paris. Clotilde Reiss, 24, was accused of joining protests, gathering information, taking photos and sending them abroad during post-election unrest that broke out after June's disputed presidential elections in Iran.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - A young French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months returned to France on Sunday and thanked President Nicolas Sarkozy and other officials for insisting on her innocence and pressing for her release.

Thousands flock to Vatican to back pope over abuse (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT

In this photo released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 16, 2010. An estimated 150,000 people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal, the Vatican said. Benedict said he was comforted by such a 'beautiful and spontaneous show of faith and solidarity' and again denounced what he called the 'sin' that has infected the church and needs to be purified. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - More than 100,000 people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal.

European Muslims criticize veil ban plans (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:09 AM PDT

AP - Muslims who attended a conference in Austria's capital criticized European countries Sunday for considering the possibility of banning face-covering veils, saying it is counterproductive and regressive.

Muhammad cartoonist in hiding after arson attack (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:18 AM PDT

File - Swedish artist Lars Vilks talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Stockholm, Sweden, in this Wednesday March 10 2010 file photo. The artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted Tuesday May 11 2010 while giving a university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom. Vilks told The Associated Press a man in the front row ran up to him and head-butted him during a lecture, breaking his glasses but leaving him uninjured. It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the attacker. (AP Photo / Bertil Ericson, Scanpix, file) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - A Swedish artist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad with a dogs body angered Muslims said Sunday he doesn't feel safe in his home at night, after a week of attacks against him.

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